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Flatout Podcast
Morgan "Smoko" Lee and Mat "Flatblack" Beck sit down to discuss their journey as amateur race car drivers. Along the way we will cover our past & upcoming events, builds and refinements to our cars and of course introduce you to many of our friends from across the country.
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Episodes
Flatout PodcastEP 50 - National Champ Mat Beck
Join us as we catch up with Smoko and his adventures completing all three SCCA National Championships and learn how Mat Beck became the ignorgioral SCCA T4…
Flatout PodcastEP 49 - SCCA Solo Nationals
Smoko made a suprise appearance at the SCCA Solo Nationals in Lincoln Nebraska, catch up with Mat and Smoko as they recap the Solo Nats and prepare for Rally…
Flatout PodcastEP 48 - Gridlife Summer Apex
Maybe we should have called this the It's Been a Minute Podcast! Catch up with Mat and Smoko on your way to SCCA Solo Nats as we recap the past few months and…
Flatout PodcastEP 47 - COTA Track Day
Mat and Smoko head out to COTA for Smoko's first laps of COTA. Join us as we relive the day, talk about the recent SCCA Time Trial at Eagles Canyon Raceway and…
Flatout PodcastEP 46 - One Lap of America 2026
Join us as we hear all about Smoko's epic lap around the country with Doug in his C7 Z06 on One Lap of America for 2026. They visited some pretty amazing…
Flatout PodcastEP 45 - It's been a minute
Smoko & Mat catch up after what has been a choatic month, from bucks parties, to weddings, track days and a few pro solos for good measure. Hosted on Acast…
Flatout PodcastEP 44 - B Spec and Chris Taylor
Smoko and Mat catch up with long time friend Chris Taylor to talk about B Spec racing, the Harris Hill challenge series and the brand new GOTA (Garages of the…
Flatout PodcastEP43 - 2026 Season Plans
Mat and Smoko catch up during the snowpocalypse in Austin to chat about the 2026 Season! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Flatout PodcastEP 42 - Stromberg & Solex Carb Awards
Mat and Smoko catch up with Todd Robberts to go over this years entries into the Stromberg and Solex Carb award nominations preseented at the 2025 Spokes Year…
Flatout PodcastEP 41 - 2025 Wrap Up
Smoko and Mat kick off the new year by looking back at 2025. We cover the past few events we have both run with Spokes, local SCCA regions and a few additional…
Flatout PodcastWP 40 - 2026 SCCA Time Trials with John Hunter
Smoko and Mat sit down with John Hunter, the SCCA's Manager of National Time Trials, to unpack one of the most transformational periods in the program's…
Flatout PodcastEP 39 - Solo Nats Recap (Yes we are still talking about nats)
Smoko sat down with several members, new and old of the Road Trip Racing Team out of Austin Texas to talk about their experiences at the SCCA Solo Nationals…
Flatout PodcastEP 38 - Gridlife Autobahn
We know now that Mat didn't take a direct route home, but neither did Danny Moore of Denim Industrial Composites. Join us as we get caught up on the boys…
Flatout PodcastEP 37 - Walkabout
Mat went on a bit of a walkabout after nationals and has only just returned home! Theres a lot to debrief on and we plan on covering everything in the next 3-4…
Flatout PodcastEP 36 - 2025 Solo Nationals Prep
Smoko and Mat are in full swing with their prep for nationals, are you ready for Solo Nats? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Flatout PodcastEP 35 - Gridlife Road America
Mat and a crew from Austin head to Gridlife Road America, the weekend was full of mechanical issues, adventure and good times. Join in to hear all about it!…
Flatout PodcastEP 34 - Packwood
Smoko heads to Packwood Washington to hitch a couple of co-drives with Todd Roberts in his DP Miata and Cameron DeGoff in his FS Camaro. The trip didn't quite…
Flatout PodcastEP 33 - Gridlife & Solo Nats
Smoko & Mat catch up about the recent Gridlife event, and drama... along with talking about solo nats prep/reg. We are also super excited to announce that…
Flatout PodcastEP 32 - Back to your regularly scheduled programming!
It may have seemed like Mat and Smoko took a bit of a break, but it was quite the opposite, the duo have been #flatout running track days at Cota, battling it…
Flatout PodcastEP 31 - 2025 One Lap of America
Smoko and Mat catch up to talk all about Smoko's lap around the country with Doug Rowse in his C7 Z06 for the 2025 One Lap of America. The duo finished 13th…
Flatout PodcastEp 30 - Dave Ogburn
Smoko spent the weekend in the pit lane at COTA with Dave Ogburn and the Lupe Tortilla team at GT World Challenge. Dave and Smoko catch up after taking the…
Flatout PodcastEp 29 - Targa Texasland
SCCA Targa Texasland is in full effect. Smoko invited the entire Targa crew to the Smoko Motorsports World Headquarters in Austin TX to host the race and learn…
Flatout PodcastEP 28 - Killer Bee Tour
Smoko and Mat sit down to cacth up on the SCCA Killer Bee Tour, Super Lap Battle, Targa Texas, One Lap of America and everything in between! Hosted on Acast…
Flatout PodcastEP. 27 - What happens in Vegas
Mat & Smoko catch up back to back weeks of Pro Solo events in Las Vegas with the SCCA for Smoko and local track days at Harris Hill, Spokes Autocross at River…
Flatout PodcastEP 26 - Super Bee Pro Solo
Smoko and Mat hit the road with the entire RTRT crew to Beeville for the Super Bee Pro Solo! Tune in to find out how we did, who had issues and more! Smoko is…
Flatout PodcastEP 25 - Dan Bullis
Smoko and Mat catch up with good friend Dan Bullis who is currently getting ready for the 2025 season to kick off, his wedding and a whole lot more, tune in to…
Flatout PodcastEP 24 - Spokes and NASCAR at COTA
Mat and Smoko catch up after competing at Spokes Event 2 and hanging out at NASCAR at COTA which was more fun that we could have imagined! Next ep will be live…
Flatout PodcastEP 23 - Texas Dave
Mat & Smoko finally get a chance to sit down with Texas Dave (Dave Carapetyan) the owner and visionary behind Rally Ready Driving School. Dave shares stories…
Flatout PodcastEp. 22 - Tires, Shocks & Podiums
It's been a minute, but plenty to catch up on, Smoko's been to the SCCA Shootout, Phoenix National Tour and claimed some hardware whilst he was there. Mat's…
Flatout PodcastEP 21 - Flatout Walking Home
Smoko and Mat are joined by Nick from the Walking wait no, Driving, whoops, Racing Home Podcast to catch up on some COTA Karting battles, H2H track days and…
Flatout PodcastEP 20 - 2025 is in full swing
2025 Is in full swing, smoko has found himself running back and forth to phoenix in order to get some extra seat time in, Mat is making some upgrades to the…
Flatout PodcastEP 19 - What's planned for 2025?
Smoko and Mat catch up and share their plans for the beginning of 2025. Mat reveals some exciting news and we take a quick walk back through the highs and lows…
Flatout PodcastEP 18 - DP, PAC and The Committee with Todd Roberts
Mat & Smoko sit down with good friend Todd Roberts to talk about his D Prepared car, his involvement with the PAC and the famous Spokes "Committee". Hosted on…
Flatout PodcastEP 17 - SCCA Time Trials Update with John Hunter
Mat & Smoko sit down with John Hunter from the SCCA to learn more about the exciting changes coming to SCCA National Time Trials in 2025. We dive into details…
Flatout PodcastEP 16 - Daniel Moore of Denim Industrial Composites
Mat and Smoko catch up with good friend Daniel Moore for the first time on the podcast. We dig into the SCCA Time Trials Gridlife Rules and get a quick…
Flatout PodcastEP 15 - It's been a while
It's been a while since Mat and Smoko sat down for a chat, we have both been Flatout attending events within Austin, San Antonio, Las Vegas, Phoenix and…
Flatout PodcastEP 14 - Rob Browning & Club Spec
Mat & Smoko sit down with good friend Rob Browning, an early adopter of the new Club Spec Mustang class to discuss recent happenings and everything Club Spec…
Flatout PodcastEp 13 - Vivek Goel & Spokes BOD
Smoko & Mat sit down with good friend and President of the Texas Spokes Car Club Vivek Goel, to learn about his autocross journey and get a look into what it…
Flatout PodcastEp 12 - Austin F1 & Catchup
Smoko and Mat catch up on the weekend of shenannigans at Austin F1, Octane Time Attack and more! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Flatout PodcastEp 11 - Smoko goes truck shopping
Smoko and Mat catch up on the last two weeks of excietment and discuss upcoming events and focus on Smoko's truck shopping adventures. Hosted on Acast. See…
Flatout PodcastEp 10 - TOHO Seal of Approvement
Smoko and Mat sit down with Tom Holt (TOHO) to talk about the history of Spokes, RTRT and autocross in central texas as a whole. Hosted on Acast. See…
Flatout PodcastEp 9 - Silly season is here
Smoko and Mat finally catch up after the SCCA Nationals and Gridlife Autobahn. We look back on some of the final shenanigans from Nats, at Gridlife and talk…
Flatout PodcastEp 8 - Nats wrap up with Mike Casino
Smoko & Mat are joined by Mike "The Jackpot" Casino to wrap up nats competition and learn more about Casino and his racing history. Hosted on Acast. See…
Flatout PodcastEp 7 - Day whatever of nats
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Flatout PodcastEp 6 - Death to all cones
Mat and Smoko reflect on their solo nats competition experience. Smoko wants to kill all cones after hist final run in FS. Hosted on Acast. See…
Flatout PodcastEp 5 - Pro Solo Finale & Day 1 of Nats
Mat & Smoko recap their tavels to Nats, the Pro Solo Finale and their first day of compeition at nats. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more…
Flatout PodcastEp 4 - Solo Nats Prep
This episode of the Flatout Podcast, hosted by Smoko and Mat Beck, explores their participation in the SCCA Autocross National Championship, known as Solo…
Flatout PodcastEp 3. UMI King of the Mountain
In this episode of the Flatout Podcast, hosts Smoko and Mat dive into UMI's King of the Mountain event. They discuss Smoko's preparations, car setup, and the…
Flatout PodcastEp 2 - Gridlife & GLTC
Join us as Mat takes some time to dive into everything Gridlife and how he ended wheel to wheel racing at Road America! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy…
Flatout PodcastEp 1 - Getting up to speed
Welcome to the Flatout Podcast! In this episode we introduce ourselves, our current cars & projects and go over some of our season highlights so far! Hosted on…